INDUSTRY NEWS

Southern California Edison (SCE) has launched its sixth Renewable Auction Mechanism (RAM) solicitation for renewable electricity as part of its program to procure resources sized between 3 and 20 megawatts

Poor air quality continues to present a health risk to communities around the world. Biofuel innovations company Argo Fuels has developed a new fuel processor that improves air quality while reducing the economic and environmental costs associated with a dependence on petroleum-based fuel

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA), has awarded SENER the contract to develop the engineering and environmental services for the Palmdale to Burbank section of the California high speed line

The manufacture of NatureWorks’ Ingeo polymer, made from renewable resources, emits fewer greenhouse gasses (GHGs) than the comparable manufacture of all common petrochemical-based plastic according to an independent peer-reviewed article published in the June 2015 edition of Industrial Biotechnology

SOLVAir sodium bicarbonate is manufactured at Solvay Chemicals’ Green River, Wyoming plant. For many years, sodium bicarbonate has been used to reduce acid gas stack emissions in industries including coal-fired power plants and waste incinerators. SOLVAir Select 300 sodium bicarbonate provides an alternative approach for dry sorbent injection applications. It reacts very rapidly with acid gases and is able to achieve very high levels of removal of these pollutants when used in a properly designed DSI system.

The TrojanUVFit™ offers an effective and energy-efficient closed-vessel UV solution. This compact reactor is available in multiple configurations to treat a wide range of flow rates. The streamlined hydraulic profile of closed-vessel systems disinfect filtered effluent without breaking head in the treatment process.

ACROSS THE WIRE

Southern California Edison (SCE) has launched its sixth Renewable Auction Mechanism (RAM) solicitation for renewable electricity as part of its program to procure resources sized between 3 and 20 megawatts

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA), has awarded SENER the contract to develop the engineering and environmental services for the Palmdale to Burbank section of the California high speed line

The manufacture of NatureWorks’ Ingeo polymer, made from renewable resources, emits fewer greenhouse gasses (GHGs) than the comparable manufacture of all common petrochemical-based plastic according to an independent peer-reviewed article published in the June 2015 edition of Industrial Biotechnology

A new, independent study by the University of California, Davis shows that re-using byproducts from producing and harvesting almonds is key to the industry's environmental impact and further reducing carbon emissions

Waste Management of Alameda County, Inc. (WMAC) recently asked a California Superior Court to order the City and County of San Francisco to halt any further action to steer a $130M waste disposal contract to Recology, saying the Department of the Environment (DOE) has “betrayed the City’s obligation to the competitive procurement process”

FEATURED SUPPLIERS

SOLVAir Solutions has been in the business of air pollution control for more than 25 years, offering effective products to the market such as SOLVAir Select 200 trona and Select 300 and 350 sodium bicarbonate, and expert knowledge of Dry Sorbent Injection (DSI).

ATTENTION BOILER OWNERS

EPA is no longer accepting paper submittals of the Notification of Compliance Status (NOCS) for Energy Assessments for area source boilers. We now require the NOCS to be submitted electronically to the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). For further information, please see the implementation videos.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry groups including cement producers have failed to settle a permit dispute that is testing whether the agency has the authority to require operators of hazardous waste combustion units to conduct risk assessments that can be used to strengthen emissions limits for mercury and other pollutants when renewing the facilities' existing waste and air permits. Negotiations stalled during a meeting in November 2013 between EPA lawyers and cement kiln operators at EPA's Region V offices, according to an 8 January 2014 status report the parties filed with the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB). Litigation will continue on 20 February 2014.

EPA is reopening, for 60 days, the public comment period on the startup and shutdown provisions included in the November 2012 proposed updates to pollution limits for new power plants under Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.

SUPPLIER NEWS

Southern California Edison (SCE) has launched its sixth Renewable Auction Mechanism (RAM) solicitation for renewable electricity as part of its program to procure resources sized between 3 and 20 megawatts

Poor air quality continues to present a health risk to communities around the world. Biofuel innovations company Argo Fuels has developed a new fuel processor that improves air quality while reducing the economic and environmental costs associated with a dependence on petroleum-based fuel

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA), has awarded SENER the contract to develop the engineering and environmental services for the Palmdale to Burbank section of the California high speed line